Professor studies Spanish flu survivor stories amid epidemic
by Andrew Mollenauer, The (Altoona) Mirror, The Associated Press Posted Feb 6, 2021 4:02 am ADT Last Updated Feb 6, 2021 at 4:09 am ADT ALTOONA, Pa. — A year before COVID-19 began its global rampage, Penn State Altoona history professor John Eicher embarked on a one-of-a-kind study delving into the pandemic of a century past — the 1918 “Spanish” flu. Eicher was in Berlin, Germany, doing research on 19th century German immigration to Texas when he realized it was the centennial year of t...
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